China has announced "The War On Pollution". They have made Electric Cars The Strategic Industry. While we are here in the West were fed up by GMO in order to increase our acceptance of Shale Oil and its consequences like dramatically increased because of water pollution cancer rates and flaming water from the tabs; China has spent billions to secure the best Lithium Deposits, has built 75% of the world Lithium Hydroxide production facilities and leapfrog the ICE age straight into the post carbon EVs world powered by Solar.
International Lithium And Ganfeng - Joe Lowry: China Lithium Supply To Tesla Growing Rapidly.
Joe Lowry provides us with another great insight into the Lithium Market. We have discussed before the growing importance of Lithium Hydroxide, which goes into NCA cathode - chemistry of choice started with Power Tools and now used by Tesla Motors. Joe Lowry adds few new pieces to the Lithium Batteries Supply Chain puzzle for Tesla Motors and other EVs makers today. Follow it closely - this is where bottlenecks are and tension is already pushing up Lithium Hydroxide prices.
Hedge Funds and Venture capital are going on the fishing trips Upstream now searching for the producers of components and materials which are going to supply the exponential growth of this rEVolution ignited by Elon Musk. China is happen to be the fastest growing strategic commodity supplier again here. 75% of battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide production is controlled by China now. International Lithium strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium has built state-of-the-art Lithium Hydroxide production facilities with 6,000 T/Y output in China. International Lithium is building the secure supply for Ganfeng Lithium and our two J/V projects in Ireland and in Argentina are financed by this Chinese giant.
International Lithium Corp. - A Green-Energy Metals Company.
"I have written extensively about International Lithium and our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. Our J/Vs in Argentina and Ireland are financed by this giant from China and we have very important access to the technology. Basically we are building the secure supply chain for Ganfeng Lithium using their expertise in raw materials needed for production of battery grade lithium from the very beginning. Our brine bulk sample from Mariana is being tested at Ganfeng state-of-the-art R&D facilities in China and in Ireland we have identified 22 exploration targets. Now, according to our latest NR, we are waiting for the approval of the budgets for both projects to be rapidly advanced after very encouraging results were received from the last exploration stage this year.
Today I would like to show you another side of International Lithium. We have the very strong technical team headed by our CEO Gary Schellenberg. Anthony Kovac - our COO and John Harrop - our VP of Exploration are among very few top level exploration managers and geologists in lithium sector. This Team depth has allowed International lithium to attract Ganfeng and strike two major J/V deals in all our industry. These days we are getting the first fruits of this very hard work. Coming volume shows that market is waking up and we are receiving at least some recognition of the value we have been building all these years.
I am talking a lot about the security of lithium supply and Tesla Lithium Hydroxide Supply Deal is another proof and was noticed by market overnight. Now venture capital is knocking on all doors chasing the upstream supply chain for electric cars and Energy rEVolution.
We have another great project at International Lithium: Mavis Lake Lithium And Tantalum Project which is located in mining friendly Canada in the area with excellent infrastructure and very encouraging initial exploration results with high grade Lithium and Tantalum. It will be our next strategic advance for the company. With J/Vs moving forward we are looking for the strong Strategic Partner to develop this project for the potential supply of this strategic commodity for the ongoing Next Industrial rEVolution. West will wake up one day to the fact that China has managed to control now not only over 90% of REE production, but 75% of Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide as well.
Security of Supply means exactly this - Security. When the price is taking the second consideration and availability of critical materials is taking the central stage. My personal mission is to make this Security happen for the Western world for real as well, even if this part of the World still lives by HFT rules and Q by Q performance reflecting the coming bonuses. Our Asian friends are beating us all here with the state-level plans looking for The Next Fifty Years and building new strategic industries like Electric Cars in China.
We have Elon Musk, we need more like him, but it is a very good start. Our strategic partner for Mavis Lake is waiting somewhere in between of latest Q performance reviews. If you know the one - you know whom to call. Now I do not have really to explain any more What Is Lithium For - Elon Musk has made the great job and every single Tesla Model S is the best moving ad of the things to come. All cars will be electric and it will be very soon. And by the way any new hard rock mine for Lithium will take 5-7 years to build Lithium brine operations will take 4-5 years at best.
Why International Lithium? You can check presentation above. Read more."
Bloomberg:
China Seen Stepping Up Push for Electric Cars in Five-Year Plan.
"China may increase its emphasis on achieving targets for adoption of electric vehicles in the next five-year plan and continue to encourage consolidation among local carmakers, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence report.
The ruling Communist Party, which will present the 13th Five-Year Plan at a plenum in October, may prioritize the building of more charging stations and improving the efficiency of batteries to address the shortage of places to recharge, high costs and limited driving range, according to a report by BI analysts Steve Man and Ji Shi.
China is supporting new-energy vehicles, with electric autos as the mainstay, as part of a strategy to reduce tailpipe emissions and its dependence on imported oil. The government has doled out subsidies to carmakers and battery suppliers while exempting EVs from purchase restrictions in cities. Even so, there are only about 220,000 EVs nationwide, or about 22 percent of the target for the end of 2015, according to BI analysis.
With more than 100 carmakers in China, small and struggling manufacturers may become targets for Internet companies seeking licenses to manufacture cars, according to the report. Having fewer local car companies also helps pool resources and enable them to better compete with global auto brands, which Chinese consumers overwhelmingly prefer, the analysts said in the report.
China’s State Council, or cabinet, reiterated Tuesday its support for new-energy vehicles and warned local governments not to restrict the purchase or use of EVs. The central government also warned local authorities that it will cut back on fuel and operational subsidies if they lag behind on adoption of new-energy buses for public transportation."
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